LÍNGUAS DE FOGO (Tongues of Fire), video, 69 min, 2024
LÍNGUAS DE FOGO (Tongues of Fire), video, 69 min, 2024
A queer, surreal comedy-horror follows two missionaries searching the Brazilian Amazon for the last uncontacted tribe in order to trigger the apocalypse. Along the way, the missionaries attempt to produce the last documentary before the world ends. Lost in the jungle, they confront supernatural forces that put their faith, and their sanity, to the test.
Awards
BEST FEATURE UNDERGROUND FILM, BEST WTF?, and the “ONE OF US” award, CineUnderground Film Festival. Busto Arsizio, Italy, 2026.
BEST COMEDY, Tokyo Sukiyaki Theaters. Tokyo, Japan.
BEST PICTURE, BEST UNDERGROUND FEATURE, BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE, BEST FOREIGN FEATURE, BEST LGBTQIA+ FILM, LA Underground Film Forum. Los Angeles, USA. "Quirky, stylish and dangerous, director Zé Kielwagen created a controversial film that marries religion and absurdness, with dreamy sensuosity that is so at ease with its own mischief, Tongues of Fire encourages us to not turn away from our strangeness, but instead, lean into it to find our true selves." - Los Angeles Underground Film Forum
Screenings
2026
8th CineUnderground Film Festival. Official selection. Busto Arsizio, Italy. Special screening at Parrot Cinema, Rome, Italy.
Los Angeles Fantasy Fest. Official selection. Skiptown Playhouse, Los Angeles, USA.
2025
10th Terror Córdoba. Official selection. Córdoba, Argentina.
10th CineCaos. Official selection. Goiânia, Brazil.
Los Angeles Underground Film Forum. Official selection. The Hudson Theatre, LA USA.
AURORA Festival de Cinema Fantástico. Official selection. Espaço Cultural José Lins do Rêgo, João Pessoa, Brazil.
2024
Tokyo Sukiyaki Theaters. Official selection. Tokyo, Japan.
8º Festival Ecrã. Official selection. Estação Net Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Cast
Erika Fiore — Bárbara
Gurcius Gewdner — Sofia
Nan Size, Sara Letícia, Tertuliana Lopes, and Marcel Mars — forest beings
Tarcísio Gabriel — Mestra Divina
Caio Bentes — Roberto Carlos
Kedma Castro — Vampira Espiã
Crew
Zé Kielwagen — writing, production, direction, editing
André Senna — cinematography
Lucas Rossetti (L. Borgia Rossetti) — original score
Tarcísio Gabriel — sound, additional photography
Kedma Castro — production, makeup, costumes
Nan Size — choreography
Gurcius Gewdner — câmera-cruz
Erika Fiore — costumes, production
Raphael Macedo — drone photography
Ciriaco Corrêa — boat pilot
Márcio Dall’Acqua — typography
Carmen Agulham — sound design
Guilherme Delamuta — color grading